Table 2.
Model variables and parameters
| Description | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| Variable | ||
| Ttotal | Total vessel wall tension | dyn/cm |
| Tpass | Passive tension | dyn/cm |
| Tactmax | Maximally active VSM tension | dyn/cm |
| A | VSM activation | unitless |
| D | Vessel diameter | μm |
| τwall | Vessel wall shear stress | dyn/cm2 |
| Stone | VSM activation stimulus | unitless |
| SCR | Conducted metabolic response signal | μM·cm |
| Parameter | ||
| Cpass | Passive tension strength | dyn/cm |
| C′pass | Passive tension sensitivity | unitless |
| Cact | Maximally active VSM peak tension | dyn/cm |
| C′act | Maximally active VSM length dependence | unitless |
| C″act | Maximally active VSM tension range | unitless |
| D0 | Passive reference vessel diameter | μm |
| Cmyo | VSM activation tension sensitivity | cm/dyn |
| Cshear | VSM activation shear stress sensitivity | cm2/dyn |
| Cmeta | VSM activation conducted response sensitivity | 1/(μM·cm) |
| C′tone | VSM constant | unitless |
| C″tone | VSM constant | unitless |